Current Issues in International Commercial Arbitration, Mediation and the
Turkish Perspectives
Istanbul, 11-12 May 2015
Assembly Room, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
Reşadiye Cad. 34112 Eminönü, Istanbul
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“Current Issues in International Commercial Arbitration, Mediation and the Turkish
Perspectives”
Programme
11.05.2015
9.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 –10.20 Welcome and Opening Greetings
Hasan Erkesim, Executive Board Member of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Istanbul
Włodzimierz Brych - President of the Court of Arnitration at Nowy Tomyśl Chamber of Commerce,
Chairman of Polish Association for Arbitration and Mediation
Session I
Chairman: Prof. Mykola Selivon, President of the International Commercial Arbitration Court and
Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
10.20–10.40 Ergun Özsunay, Professor of Law ,Legal Counsel to the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce,
Turkey
The Role of State Courts in International Commercial Arbitration under Turkish Law (by Ergun and Murat
R.Özsunay)
10.40 – 11.00 Włodzimierz Brych - President of the Court of Arbitration at Nowy Tomyśl Chamber of
Commerce, Chairman of Polish Association for Arbitration and Mediation
Limitations of state interference in arbitration
11.00–11.20 Paweł Pietkiewicz – partner at White & Case | P. Pietkiewicz, M. Studniarek i Wspólnicy
– Kancelaria Prawnasp.k.Arbitration disputes with participation of Turkish parties in Central and Eastern Europe
11.20 – 11.50 Coffee Break
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Session II
Chairman: Ergun Özsunay, Professor of Law ,Legal Counsel to the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce,
Turkey
11.50 – 12.10 Senem Bahçekapılı Vincenzi, Secretary General of ITOTAM
Arbitration Rules 2014 of ITOTAM
12.10 – 12.30 Prof. Mykola Selivon, President of the International Commercial Arbitration Court and
Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (Ukraine)
The legal status of arbitrators under the laws of Ukraine
12.30 – 12.50 Piotr Nowaczyk - Attorney, international arbitrator, representative of the Republic of
Poland at the ICC in Paris, partner at DENTONS in Warsaw
The position of an international arbitrator - profession, mission or career?
12.50- 13.10 Prof. Günseli Öztekin Gelgel, Chair of Private International Law at the University of
Istanbul School of Law
The Legal Status of Arbitrators Under the Laws of Turkey
13.10- 13.30 Q&A Open floor for discussion and comments from the audience
13.30- 14.30 Lunch
Session III
Chairman: Piotr Nowaczyk - Attorney, international arbitrator, representative of the Republic of
Poland at the ICC in Paris, partner at DENTONS in Warsaw
14.30 – 14.50 Yusuf Bozorovich Nazarov– Attorney, Director of “Adolat Soqchisi” Law Office,
Ph.D.Professor (Uzbekistan).
Legal regulation of arbitration in the Republic of Uzbekistan and Perspectives for its Development
14.50 – 15.10 Ryszard Wargin - Attorney (Poland)
Turkey as an increasing in value country in international relations and role of arbitration / mediation in
securing the thoroughness of economic turnover
15.10 – 15.30 Yadze David Ghochevich - Arbitrator of the Arbitration Court of the Southern Federal
District of the Russian Federation (Russia)
The Relevance of Deveopment of Arbitration Proceedings and Mediation in Russia
15.30- 16.00 Q&A Open floor for discussion and comments from the audience
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12.05.2015
Session IV
Chairman: Włodzimierz Brych - President of the Court of Arbitration at Nowy Tomyśl Chamber of
Commerce, Chairman of Polish Association for Arbitration and Mediation
10.00– 10.20 Paata Kopaleishvili - Director of the Court of Arbitration at Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara (Georgia)
Alternative Fulfilment as a Component Part of ADR and its Advantages in the Georgian Jurisdiction
10.20 – 10.40 Feyza Eker Ayhan, Deputy Secretary General of ITOTAM
Contemporary Issues in the Field of Turkish Mediation Law
10.40 – 11.00 Angela Mita Baciu PhD, Lawyer at the Bar Association of IASI, Lecturer in Law at «Petre
Andrei» University Of Iasi - Romania
The Impact Of The Latest Regulations On Mediation On The Judiciary System In Romania
11.00 – 12.00 Discussion, Closing Remarks and Farewell
12.00- 13.00 Lunch
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